Local Briefs From Lexington and Nearby Towns
A stream of visitors and residents traveling to Kansas City and nearby towns is noted. Many names appear, including Loomis, Grimes, Grimes Tipton, Ryland, Venable, Hansam, Alton, Cooley, Bets, Simpson, Young, and more, detailing short visits and departures among locals and relatives. Several entries mention trips for visits, meetings, or to visit relatives, with dates in recent days and places such as Lexington, Higginsville, Independence, Nevada, and Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Carter
Higginaville
Charles Boyle
Kansas City
J. P. Bansam
Frances Grimes
Tipton
Xenophon Ryland
Clayton
Fannie Venable
Albert Young
J. P. Hansam
Independence
Chas. W. Loomis
Susie Alexander
Geological Piano: The Strangest Instrument in Flint Notes
The article chronicles Honore Baudre’s decades long quest to form a complete chromatic scale from flints. Stones produce true musical notes when struck, and Baudre built a working geological piano exhibited in Brest. After long search including attempts in France and Canada, he finally found the missing initial note in Berry, now playing the instrument in old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozart
Honore Baudre
M. Baudre
Brest
Auvergne
Mont-Dore
M. Bandre
France
Canada
Berry
Scott's Emulsion Advertising notes health value
A compact ad claims twelve pounds gained by a thin woman who bought twelve pounds of flesh at five to eight cents a pound and paid a dollar for Scott's Emulsion. It asserts value for money and promises a free sample, naming Scott & Gowne chemists in New York and druggists generally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Baboon Signalman Aids Train Movements At Uitenhage
A South African baboon named Wylde trains the animal to operate levers and signals at Uitenhage Station. The trained baboon, chained outside, pulls a trolley car homeward under Wylde’s signs. Wylde, a wheelchair user, sits in the cabin guiding the animal. The creature reportedly favors power brandy and tobacco and keeps to human company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Uitenhage
Persoun
Wylde
Philadelphia Press
Japanese Tattoo Arrests Highlight Ban on Body Art
Several people were arrested for violating Japan's tattoo prohibition, a policy adopted with Western influence. The piece notes a subculture among some women who flaunt tattoo work, contrasting enlightened public sentiment with defiant artistry and curiosity about the past.
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Japan
Chicago Daily News
Fatal Weakness A Strong Man Without Faith
A Chicago Daily News quotation notes that a man is truly strong only when he has faith in himself, warning that lack of confidence undermines strength and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S. Gov’t Chemists
B. G. Loomis
J. &. Russell
B. V. Alton
Higginsville
Lexington
Mary Cooley
J. E. Betts
A. A. Spears
Winton
J. B. Tucker
Points
Kansas
Talbot Simpson
Addison Walker
Clarence Vivion
Annie Hooton
Temple Payne
Kanga Uly
Howef Ks
Mia
Aubrey Conway
Miss Baste
Marshall
J. Be. Porte
Putnam Fadelon
Chen
W. Loomis
Mes. W. B. Waddell
Robert
B. Clark
Grimes
MacAllister Springs
Steven G. Mitchell
Malta Bend
John Welborn
Aullville
Martha Littlejohn
Charles Marshall
Ben
Misera
Conshaft
Serut
J. J. Fulkerson
Frank ‘Thornton
H. F. Blackwell
Concordia
Clarence Kinney
T. M. Cobb
Nevada
Mr Cobb
G. A
National
Washington, D. C
Dbskr
Missouri Pacific Railway
Srd
H.C Townsound
St. Louis
Pearl Street, New York
Frank Kriehn
Men’s Nettleton
Ladies’ Enamel
Ladies
Black Kid
Indian Territory
First National Bank
Wagoner
T. Wagoner National Bank
T. Commercial National Bank
Muskogee
I. T. Territorial Trust & Surety Co
T. American National Bank
Smith Building
Ik Teey
Louis Gillen
Ewe Seth
ANGES
Perry Davis
Ami
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